THE BREADWINNER
1.What are the characteristics of the following members of Parvana’s family?
(Characteristics of a person would be things like their personality, their age, their occupation and their interests).
Parvana’s Mother
has short temper
likes Nooria more than Parvana
Parvana’s Father
is a history teacher
love to read books
sells stuff to survive
Nooria
has beautiful long hair
oldest sister in family
does not like Parvana
likes to clean with mom
Ali
is a little baby
youngest in family
is there son
like to cry a lot
Maryam
loves to draw
second youngest in family
2. Why did Parvanna’s father specifically ask her to take care of the rest of the family? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
1. Her father told her to take care of the family because she knew more than her family and because she knows the market place well. And because she is a girl and not a women so that mean that she can go to the market place.
3. How will Parvanna’s family deal with the loss of her father? Explain your thinking.
1. They will be lost and sad but they can still manage to live without their father. They will have to save up their money and Parvanna will have to go to the market place without the Taliban knowing.
1.What are the characteristics of the following members of Parvana’s family?
(Characteristics of a person would be things like their personality, their age, their occupation and their interests).
Parvana’s Mother
has short temper
likes Nooria more than Parvana
Parvana’s Father
is a history teacher
love to read books
sells stuff to survive
Nooria
has beautiful long hair
oldest sister in family
does not like Parvana
likes to clean with mom
Ali
is a little baby
youngest in family
is there son
like to cry a lot
Maryam
loves to draw
second youngest in family
2. Why did Parvanna’s father specifically ask her to take care of the rest of the family? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
1. Her father told her to take care of the family because she knew more than her family and because she knows the market place well. And because she is a girl and not a women so that mean that she can go to the market place.
3. How will Parvanna’s family deal with the loss of her father? Explain your thinking.
1. They will be lost and sad but they can still manage to live without their father. They will have to save up their money and Parvanna will have to go to the market place without the Taliban knowing.